3070 ti fe dead

[Dave85]

So my kids GPU died while playing tabs. Not a clue why just went pop. Taken it apart and best I can figured out one of the rails has died all the caps are 000.2 instead of 200 plus. Dont have a hot air station to replace them anyway and beyond my shaky hand skill set. 12th gen i3 with 16GB ram can someone recommend a replacement card good for 1080p gaming ideally 1440p. I was thinking hes due a cpu update but thats for christmas. He likes to stream as well. Was thinking of not going used again its lasted less than a year. Budget ideally 250 but can push to 300

 

[tamzzy]

The Radeon 9060xt is basically a direct replacement, but with double the vram.

Does he stream by using nvenc? If desperately wanting to stick with Nvidia then it's the 5060ti 16gb but that's £400.
5060ti 8gb is a no-no
If you're desperate to keep to £300 then it's the 5060

Unless you go used of course...

 

[Dave85]

Apparently these go for 90 to 120 faulty spares or repairs so can do 400. Will look at 5060ti thanks. After having a 9800xt im never touching amd again.

 

[Tetras]

Will look at 5060ti thanks.

The 5060 Ti 16GB is alright, great for 1080p and decent for 1440p, but at £400 it is pushing close to the 5070 and 9070, which are significantly stronger cards (apart from the -4GB of VRAM on the 5070).

The 9060 XT 16GB being ~£330 makes sense to buy when the 9070 is nearer £500, but when the 5060 Ti 16GB is £400 and the 5070 has been nearly £450, hmm. Don't pay too much for one.

 

[Dave85]

The amd cards do look good value for money I might go for the 9070XT for myself and stick the 3080 in the kids pc as it will just work. I swore I would never go back but surely AMD has got better with drivers by now.

 

[Jimbo]

Amd drivers are excellent, Nvidias are not. It's been like that a while now. And I know I owned a 4090 and and an 9070 XT. I kept the 9070 XT and sold the 4090.

 

[tamzzy]

I swore I would never go back but surely AMD has got better with drivers by now.

Tbh I've not had any issues with Radeons and I've used both Nvidia and radeon interchangeably.

 

[Joxeon]

So my kids GPU died while playing tabs. Not a clue why just went pop. Taken it apart and best I can figured out one of the rails has died all the caps are 000.2 instead of 200 plus. Dont have a hot air station to replace them anyway and beyond my shaky hand skill set. 12th gen i3 with 16GB ram can someone recommend a replacement card good for 1080p gaming ideally 1440p. I was thinking hes due a cpu update but thats for christmas. He likes to stream as well. Was thinking of not going used again its lasted less than a year. Budget ideally 250 but can push to 300

9060XT, the 16gb version ideally if the budget is around £300